Extensible lamp-shade frame



Mar. 6, `1923. l A 1,447,284

E. H. M. J. J. DE.' MARTILLJY EXTENSIBLE LAMP SHADE FRAME Filed May 26, 1921 2 fmmrghsti l E. H.. M.` J. J. DE MARTILLY Mar. 6, 1923.

EXTENSIBLE LAMP SHADE FRAME Filed 4May 2e, 192l 2 sheets-sheet 2 Y JOSPHT'JHLLDE M'n'nrinng citizen of the" itep'ublic of France, and resident of Paris',

l provenientsare fulljf set"'forthzin"the following specification. f

Patented Mai. e, 192s.

unir eE-f nxTnNsIBLE `itaiur-simian FRAME Breteuil), have 'inventednew and useful tens'ible Lamp-Shade'Frames, lwhich iin-y .Th'e -present invention 'relatesito fixtures and hasforits object' to 'provide a lixture which can lb`e"e'asily"and readilyjp'os'b tioned in" a' vase,` pot` or "other receptacle used "for .ornamental purposes totransform" said receptacle into electric' 'l lighting ldef vices.

With this and'other .objects in view my' newljdevice consists ofanexpandible framel made of twov superposedsections, each: com.- posed of 'a plurality of curved-f and resilient wires or "'membe1s,"the members of .theftwo` sections being made to slidably finterengage onev another so that the frame can be expanded-or contracted 'and can be' mounted withinany vase, pot `or receptacle so as to constitute with vthe latter' a lamp, thereby elin'iinating the use of anspvecial frame for each vase and reducing the cost "of labor of such special `frames. The'devic'e can be positioned'in and removed from the receptacle with the greatest'ease and without spoiling the appearance of the receptacle and can bev adjusted to any desiredIheight accordingy to the size of the lamp shade and ofl the' receptacle or the desired lighting area'for work-A ing and reading purposes. j

With slight modications and suitable'ornamentation the device can'be made toitselff constitute a simple and practical electric lamp.

@ne Vembodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters denote corresponding partsj'and in which Fig. l is an elevation o' my newlamp xture shown extended to its maximum height; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device entirely contracted and mounted in a vase; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the extended fixture lembedded in a vase of dierent shape from that shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modified form of construction, the fixture being shown provided with a base and serving itself as a lamp; Fig. 5 is a similar view as Fig. 4, the fixture being equipped with means permitting the adjustment of the leal. serial No. 472,738.

lamp "shade, to different positions* and "Fig:y 6-

is 'a longitudinal section ot'fthe iixturejjshowi ing the slidable connection between th-fe'ftw'f'o'-A lessresilientwiresf or vmembers Y, 'Zf :Int the" i present exampl'ee'ach '-sectior'r'is'!formed'vfof' four wiresor the like, the members Z otthe uppefsection* radiating and extending'` upwardly from va l hollow collar shaped v member 71; tor 'which :theyv may be I'soldered f or otherwise fixed and the members"l Y. oit the lower section' B radiating fand extendingupw'ardly rcmafdislrjshaped member bf". The uppeWen'ds of the 'members' Z of the `up'p"ei'- section` havey soldered or o theiwise`rxed*tothem a pipe section` b'ha'ving'k a"downwa'rdly directed threaded extension c V'iior engagement of the socket d ofan electric `bulb E: At' itsg upper end the; pipe section 'Z1 istormed with'a'disk .shaped extension having centrally threadedI bore for engagement 'of a-"f milled screw 'j' whereby:l a1 lamp shade" Z mounted on .tliedisk` t overthejxture, can

b'eixed-in' position. Gneofthe members "of the rupper section. may be loopedas'latf to `form 'guidesl forthe electric conductor wiresY orjcords K leadingfromtheisocket-ol i ot' 4tlti'e'lelefctric'bulb.l The" members .of-,the

lower section are vadaptedft 4lbe passedy thru the hollow er the base' h. of thenpperifsection'fand to rictionally engage therein l'while loops'ql adaptedtoslidably engage thei'ne'm" bers` zof v'the 'upper section? 4VVhent four branch sections, as inthe example ksh'own'jink Figs. l-S are" used, the 'wu-es' or,y in enibe'rs"V of then-lower section are `.mad'elto engage the Inuse the electric socket is applied to ythe tubelo, the conductor wires or cords K' are passed through the opening fn, of the tube and then the device is positioned within-theI 'f vase w. The height of the frame is then adjusted according to convenience. The slidably interengaging wires or member Y, Z

are held in position by the frictional engagement of the members in the hollow of the base it. But in order to prevent accidental displacement, the parts may be tightened by the set screw s. ifi-liter passing the conductor wire or cord ii through the loops f, the felt washer al of the plate c is coated with glue or paste and stuck onto the bottom of the vase o, as shown in Fig. 2, care being taken to set it right in the centre and pertectly straight.

lf it is preferred not to use glue or paste the vase l after the iixture has been positioned therein, is lled up to a suitable height with saw dust, sand, earth, or the like m, which is pressed down so as to hold the device steady (Fig. 3). The lamp shade may then be fixed in position by means oi' the milled stud y'.

`When using glue or paste the device can be easily removed from the vase by pouring a little water into the latter to loosen the glue or paste.

-For narrow necked vases such as 'v' in Fig. 3 or such having uneven bottoms, the plate c may be removed and the device planted in said vase by embedding it, as hereinbefore explained.

The device7 can, of course, be made of any size.

instead of using the washer d to be glued to the bottom of the vase, a pneumatic suclrer, such as used for afiixing candle sticks to mirrors, may be resorted to.

The device can also be formed with a base u, as shown in F ig. et, so that it may itself constitute a lamp.

The hxture may be modied by reducing its number oi branches or members. Thus in Figs. 4 and 5 there are only two members composingeach section, as at A', B.

The iixture may be provided with suitable means i'or the movable attachment of a lamp shade Z as indicated at fw in F ig. 5, so that the shade can be adjusted to dierent positions to lproject the light in the desired direction.

What l claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is l. An extensible lamp fixture consisting or" two superposed sections, each composed oi a cluster oi resilient members, the joint of the upper cluster being hollow and the members of the lower cluster irictionally bearing in said hollow joint of the upper cluster and slidably engaging the members ot the latter and means iior the attachment of anelectric bulb to said xture.

2. An extensible lamp fixture consisting ot two superposed sections, each composed of a plurality of resilient members, a hollow member connecting the lower ends ot the upper section together, means connecting the lower ends of the lower section together, the

members of the lower section being adapted to irictionally and slidably bear in said hollow member and slidably engaging with their extreme ends the members of the upper section and means for the attachment of an electric bulb.

3. An extensible lamp iixture consisting of two superposed sections, each composed ot a plurality of resilient members, a hollow member connecting the lower ends of the upper section together, means connecting the lower ends of the lower section together, the members of said lower section being arranged in a twisted position and bearing rictionally and slidably in said hollow member and their extreme ends being adapted to slidably engage the members of the upper section and means for the vattachment of an electric bulb.

el. in an electric lamp, the combination with a vase or the like, of a fixture consist-` ing oi' two superposed sections, each composed o a plurality of resilient members, a hollow member connecting the lower ends of the upper section together, means connecting the lower ends of the lower section together, the members of said lower section rictionally bearing in said hollow member and slidably engaging the members or' the upper section, means tor the attachment of an electric bulb to said fixture and means for the attachment of said fixture to the bottom oi' the vase.

ln testimonyv whereof l have signed this speciiication in the presence of two subscrib` ing witnesses.

soonest seam mais Josera Justus de 'ii/nennt. Y

Witnesses:

FERNAND DUFOUR, CHARLES; LoN LoIsnLY. 

